Exodus 12:25 When you enter the land that the Lord will give you as he promised, observe this ceremony.
Today’s scripture puts me in mind of stories and traditions. I love the story of how I met my husband. The second thing I ever said to him was, “I’ve been looking for you!” I love the stories behind our Christmas decorations, our family traditions. I love telling those stories to my children. It helps me remember and it informs them, too.
Exodus 12:26-27a And when your children ask you, ‘What does this ceremony mean to you?’ then tell them, ‘It is the Passover sacrifice to the Lord, who passed over the houses of the Israelites in Egypt and spared our homes when he struck down the Egyptians.’ ”
I love the idea of our faith being tied up in our stories and traditions. The story of how I met my husband is absolutely Providential. You cannot tell me that God didn’t lead us to each other. And I think we make God happy when we delight in telling our “God Stories” to each other, those stories of how we have seen Him again and again in our lives.
Exodus 12:27b Then the people bowed down and worshiped.
Precious Savior, Thank You that You are so present with us. Thank You for the tradition of sharing stories of You as a way to share our faith. Thank You for the traditions that preserve those stories so we can share them with each other and remember them fondly ourselves, again and again. Thank You. Amen.
Exodus 12:28 The Israelites did just what the Lord commanded Moses and Aaron.
Have a blessed day.